PAST PARTICIPANTS 2021 PARTICIPANTS -VIOLIN- Alice Hong (USA) - University of Toronto, Rice University, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music Bora Kim (South Korea) - Yale School of Music, Colburn Conservatory Barbora Kolarova (Czech Republic) - Co-Founder/Artistic Director LGMF, Manhattan Concert Artists, Yale School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, Malaysian Philharmonic Gregory Lewis (Canada) - Yale School of Music, The Colburn School, National Arts Centre Orchestra Sophia Szokolay (Canada) - Symphony in C, Boston Chamber Symphony, Juilliard School of Music, New England Conservatory Alyssa Wang (USA) - Hub New Music, New England Conservatory, Carnegie Mellon University -VIOLA- Sarah Greene (USA) - Sheridan Solisti Piano Quartet, Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, USC Thorton School of Music, Eastman School of Music Yumi Oshima (USA) - Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Rutgers University, MIT Jiawei Yan (China) - Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Montclair Orchestra, Bard College, Juilliard School of Music, NYU Steinhardt -CELLO- Jesse Christeson (USA) - HUB New Music Mia Barcia Colombo (USA) - Nu Deco ensemble, Peabody Conservatory, USC Thornton School -DOUBLE BASS- Charles Paul (USA) - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Rice University -FLUTE- Mike Avitabile (USA) - Hub New Music, New England Conservatory, University of Michigan -OBOE- Lauren Williams (USA) - Richmond Symphony Orchestra, The Juilliard School School, Yale School of Music -CLARINET- Nicholas Brown (USA) - Hub New Music, Boston Lyric Opera, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory, Boston University -BASSOON- Eleni Katz (USA) - Marea Duo, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, New World Symphony, Yale School of Music, University of Wisconsin -HORN- Ben Wulfman (USA) - Quintessence Wind Quintet, Season substitute of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Michigan -TRUMPET- Saori Kataoka (Japan) - Faculty at Illinois State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Campbellsville University -TROMBONE- Kevin R. Dombrowski (USA) - Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music -PERCUSSION- Dylan DiMauro (USA) - Texas Chamber Symphony, Texas Medical Center Orchestra, Shepherd School of Music, Shenandoah Conservatory -PIANO- Sun-A Park (South Korea) - Duo Amadeae, faculty at Peabody Institute of Music, Yale School of Music, Hannover Musikhochschule, The Juilliard School -HARP- Rosanna Moore (UK) - Faculty at University of Oregon, Rochester Philharmonic, Ensemble Signal, Eastman School of Music, Royal Northern College of Music -COMPOSITION- Chin Ting Chan (Hong Kong/USA) Solo violin composition commissioned by Barbora Kolarova, world premiere August 24th, 2021 Donnacha Dennehy (USA) 2020 LGMF Composition Competition jury/Composer Institute Lecturer Ted Hearne (USA) 2021 LGMF Composition Competition jury/Composer Institute Lecturer Molly Herron (USA) 2020 LGMF Composition Competition Winner Jonathan Bailey Holland (USA) 2021 LGMF Composition Competition jury/Composer Institute Lecturer Robert Honstein (USA), 2013 LGMF Composition Competition Winner; 2020 LGMF Composition Competition jury Jordan Kuspa (USA), 2014 LGMF Composition Competition Winner Paul Novak (USA) 2021 LGMF Composition Competition Winner David Ludwig (USA) 2013-2021 LGMF Composition Competition jury, LGMF Composer in residence 2013- present, 2018 LGMF Premiere of 'Paganiniana' Alyssa Weinberg (USA) LGMF Composer's Institute Director; 2020-present, LGMF Composition Competition jury, 2022 LGMF Commissioned Composer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 PARTICIPANTS -VIOLIN- Sarah Hadley Yakir (USA) - New England Conservatory, Musikhochschule, Kölnb Alice Hong (USA) - Lincoln Center Stage, Cleveland Institute of Music, The Shepherd School of Music Petros Karapetyan (Armenia) - Rochester Philharmonic, The Shepherd School of Music, Eastman School of Music Bora Kim (South Korea) - Yale School of Music, Colburn Conservatory of Music Ji-Yeon Lee (USA) - Cleveland Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music Gregory Lewis (Canada) - Yale School of Music, Colburn Conservatory of Music Aromi Park (South Korea) - Huntsville Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony,New England Conservatory Sophia Szokolay (Canada) - Symphony in C, Juilliard School, New England Conservatory Elly Toyoda (Japan) - Rutgers University Camden, Yale School of Music, Oberlin school of Music Ryan Truby (Canada) - Orchestre Metropolitain, Yale School of Music, Cegep du Vieux Montreal Alyssa Wang (USA) - HUB New Music Evgeny Zvonnikov (Russia) - Lecturer of violin at West Texas A&M University, Saint Petersburg State Conservatory -VIOLA- Jebat Kee (Malaysia) - Malaysian Philharmonic, Peabody Conservatory, The Shepherd School of Music Kristýna Kolářová (Czech Republic) - FILMharmonie, Charles University, Music Conservatory of Jaroslav Ježek Yumi Oshima (USA) - Rutgers University, MIT, Juilliard Pre-College -CELLO- Mia Barcia- Colombo (USA) - Lincoln Center Stage, Peabody Conservatory, USC Thornton School Jesse Christeson (USA) - HUB New Music Sam DeCaprio (USA) - The Juiliard School, Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music Evan Kahn (USA) - Opera San Jose, Symphony Silicon Valley, San Francisco Conservatory, Carnegie Mellon -DOUBLE BASS- Charles Paul (USA), Baltimore Symphony, The Shepherd School of Music -FLUTE- Michael Avitabile (USA) - HUB New Music Amir Farsi (Iran/Pakistan/USA) - Ensemble Connect, Yale School of Music, Peabody Conservatory Vincenzo Volpe (USA) - Queen City Chamber Orchestra, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music -OBOE/ENGLISH HORN- Joshua Lauretig (USA) - Buffalo Philharmonic, Curtis Institute of Music Lauren Williams (USA) - Richmond Philharmonic, The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music -CLARINET- Samuel Boutris (USA) - The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music David Dziardziel (USA) - HUB New Music Graeme Steele Johnson (USA) - Yale School of Music, The Graduate Center, City University of New York -BASSOON- Eleni Katz (USA) - Marea Duo, Yale School of Music, University of Wisconsin Vince Ocampo (Philippines) - Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Texas Tech University, Longy School of Music -HORN- Cody Halquist (USA) - Yale School of Music, University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance Ben Wulfman (USA) - Northwestern University, University of Michigan School of Music, Theater & Dance -TRUMPET- Saori Kataoka (Japan) - Adjunct Instructor at Illinois State University, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Eric Rizzo (USA) - Yale School of Music, New England Conservatory -TROMBONE- Kevin Dombrowski (USA) - Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Yale School of Music, Eastman School of Music Alexander Theiss (USA) - Mannes School of Music -BASS TROMBONE- Zach Haas (USA) - Yale School of Music, Royal College of Music - London, Boston University -PERCUSSION- Garrett Arney (USA) – arx duo, Yale School of Music Dylan DiMauro (USA) - Rice University, Shenandoah Conservatory Kramer Milan (USA) - Michigan State University, Yale School of Music, Peabody Conservatory Mari Yoshinaga (Japan) - arx duo, Curtis Institute of Music -PIANO- Meiling Chen (China) - Clinical Assistant Professor of Arts NYU Shanghai, NYU, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Sun-A Park (USA) - Duo Amadeae, Peabody Conservatory, Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School Lukasz Yoder (USA) -UCLA Herp Alpert School of Music -HARP- Rosanna Moore (UK) - Rochester Philharmonic, Eastman School of Music, Royal Northern College of Music -VOICE- Kristina Bachrach (USA) - Mannes College the New School for Music, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Nicholas Preston - (Hawaii, USA), Loyola Marymount University -ENSEMBLES IN RESIDENCE- arx duo HUB New Music -COMPOSERS- Pascal Le Boeuf (USA) - 2017 LGMF Composition Competition Winner; 2018 LGMF World premiere of 'Imp in Impulse' Daniel Withworth (USA) - 2019 LGMF Composition Competition Winner; 2020 LGMF World premiere of 'Alma' Molly Herron (USA) - 2020 LGMF Composition Competition Winner Donnacha Dennehy (USA) – Faculty at Princeton University Robert Honstein (USA) - 2013 LGMF Composition Competition Winner; 2020 LGMF World premiere of a piece for percussion duo David Ludwig (USA) - LGMF Composer in residence 2013- present; 2018 LGMF Premiere of 'Paganiniana' Alyssa Weinberg (USA) - LGMF Composer's Institute Director; 2021 LGMF World premiere of a piece for string quartet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 PARTICIPANTS -FLUTE- Catherine Baker – Southeast Symphony, The University of Southern California Vincenzo Volpe – University of Toronto, Case Western Reserve University -OBOE/ENGLISH HORN- Joshua Lauretig – Buffalo Philharmonic, Curtis Institute of Music, The Philadelphia Orchestra Lauren Williams – Yale School of Music, The Juilliard School -CLARINET- Samuel Boutris – Curtis Institute of Music, Yale School of Music Graeme Steele Johnson – Center for Musical Exellence, Yale School of Music -BASSOON- Eleni Katz – Yale School of Music, University of Wisconsin-Madison Yen Chen Wu – Ensemble Connect, Stony Brook University -HORN- Antonia Chandler – Yale School